Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25
HORSE GOSSIP.

1t is reported that Mr.. f. ID. Kinds of
Pittsford has refused $1,000 for a two-y ears
old colt sired by Waldo.
1t is rumored that DR.. w. s. Webb of
Burlington has bought King Wilkes,
record 2:2213, sired by the famous stallion
George Wilkes.
A. l.. Aseltne of Swanton has pur-
chased the stallion Vermont Morgan" for
a large price. The animal was formerly
owned in Montgomery and known as the
Drown horse.
Mr.. +. ID. Kinds of Pittsford has been
offered 800 for Garthwaite colt as soon
as foaled. The dam of the colt is Annie
h. The offer was made by Mr.. George II.
Hicks of Boston.
Negotiations are in progress for a race
on the ice here between L. NJ. Tierney's
br. m. Lady Banker of St. Adams, +. r.
Harpers b. h. Ben b. of Keeseville and
Edward Flannerv's b. z. Young Colum
bus and j. w. Hayes b. IN. Fanny II. of
| Burlington.
Mr.. George H. Hicks of Boston has pur
chased of II. H. Franklin of Troy, n. Y,
his fastfouryears- old mare, Ruth by Ben
Franklin and of II. X. Hamilton of Fair
Haven the four-years old mare, Daisy Ray,
also sired by Ben Franklin. Daisy Ray is
thought by many to be the fastest colt Of
her age sired by Ben Franklin.
1t is stated that Daniel Lambert heads
the list of Vermont sires in the 2:30 class,
and that Blackstone, by Rysdyk's Ham
bletonian, stands second. He is the sire
of Daisy Hambletonian, 2;2S15; Walter
| o., 2:30, both trotters, and of the PAGER
Hiram H., 2:2314. Highland Grey is also
the sire of two $50 trotters, viz, Florence,
223}3, and Don Carlos, 2;2S]4.
Western horsemen now look to the East.
f. ii. Blush, formerly of Burlington, has
brought two brood mares belonging to w.
X. Bailey of Evanston, ILL.,, to Greenport,
l.. l., TO be bred to King Wilkes One is
the b. m. Lew Wagner, 2:3O 10 years, in
foal by Judge Hayes by Robert McGregor
and the other is her colt the b. M Nancy,
3 years, also sired by Judge Hayes. Nancy
is pronounced by h. Is, Conkling, owner
of King Wilkes, to be one of the finest
| built colts he ever saw.
The annual catalogue of the Brookside
stock farm of Orwell, of which Mr.. II. Il.
Cults is the proprietor, contains briei
sketches of the celebrated stations "Beu
Franklin, addison Lambert Ethan
Allen, Vermont" and BLACK Hawk
also cuts of the animals. During the pres
ent winter eight Ben Franklin" colt.
We're sold for $3.50 being an average OF
, $500 for each. OF the eight colts sold
, only two were over two years and only
three over one year old. Since the cat
alogue was issued three more colts have
been sold at an average of Sll33h a head
Mr.. j. w, Gray formerly had the Way
side Farm III Vermont, but recently con
cluded to move his stock to the rich blue
grass region of Southern Ohio, Fountain
Park, Piqua At the head of his breeding
establishment is the well-known Dear
Sage, by Hambletonian out of Nell,
, Sayre, by Seely's American Star He i
the sire of Beaconstield 2:25 1-2, and ha
the blood that has won the most celebrt,
! on the trotting turf The second horse il
the stud is Sallust, by Dean Sage, out of
daughter of the distinguished Volunteer
Dean Sage would have been great eros
on the Daniel Lambert mares of Vermont
and 1t is unfortunate for that State tina
SO hlgh-bred a stock horse should hav
J left for the West.
A correspondent from South Hero write
as follows "Mr. A. b Ashley of Miltol
says that mare raised by Mr.. L. s. Drew
of Burlington by the name of Topsy
. raised in Chittenden county, has a recor,
V of 2;2l IL. | would like to know in wha
t race and when she obtained that record
@ and If she ever won a race anywhere
q Now would like to ask Mr.. Ashley il h
knows of any horse raised in this State o
y the United states that won as many race
y as Rex during last seasons campaign
: Beat Old Earthquake il you can on tina
score, he has more colts on this island an
in this county that the horsemen ma
hear from"